Roofing shingle and shingle assembly



Oct. 16, 1962 J. LAPSENSOHN ROOFING SHINGLE AND SHINGLE ASSEMBLY Filed March 9, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Jacob Lopsensohn ATTORNEYS Oct. 16, 1962 J. LAPSENSOHN 3,953,265

ROOFING SHINGLE AND SHINGLE ASSEMBLY Filed March 9, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IO 2| 30 25l 2 O 30. l 23 I a I h l 30a I? I INVENTOR Jacob Lopsensohn BY wimqy ATTORNEYS Unite tates 3,058,265 ROOFING SHINGLE AND SHINGLE ASSEMBLY Jacob Lapsensohn, 14451 Northern Blvd., Flushing, N .Y. Filed Mar. 9, 1962, Ser. No. 178,608 3 Claims. (Cl. 50-235) This invention relates to an improved roof shingle and roof shingle assemblies.

An object of my invention is to provide roof shingles that provide a water tight roof assembly.

Another object of my invention is to provide a durable shingle made of a metallic material.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a shingle made from a stamped or molded metal.

It is an additional object of my invention to provide a shingle which is easy and economical to manufacture.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a shingle having snow guards thereon.

Yet another object of my invention is to provide a shingle that will allow for lateral expansion.

These and other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a section of the shingle assembly mounted on a roof;

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary plan view of a section of the shingle assembly;

FIGURE 2A is an enlarged fragmentary view of a shingle showing one snow guard emphasizing the concave surface thereof;

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of one form of the shingle;

FIGURE 4 is a left side elevation of the shingle of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is an end view of the shingle of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken on lines 66 of FIGURE 3 and viewed in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary view partially in section of a fastening clip and the shingle;

FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of the shingle;

FIGURE 9 is a perspective view of the shingle shown in FIGURE 3 shown partially in section;

FIGURES 10 and 11 are modified forms of the shingle.

The shingle assembly 1 in FIGURE 1 is shown mounted to a portion of a roof 2 of a building 3.

The shingle assembly 1 comprises a plurality of interlocking shingle members 10. The shingle members 10 may be made of stamped or molded metal. Suitable metals for use in these shingles would be aluminum, zinc, stainless steel, copper, or any Monel metal. Monel metal is resistant to corrosion.

FIGURES 3-6 show one form of the shingle 10. The shingle 10 has a channel member 12 formed therein. The channel 12 extends a substantial distance along one edge of the face member 14 of the shingle 10. The channel 12 comprises side walls 15, 16 and a bottom surface 17. The walls 15, 16 and bottom surface 17 of the channel 12 have a slight taper inward toward the upper end of the channel. The wall 16 of channel 12 is of a height less than the height of wall 15. The purpose of this less height will be explained later on in the specification. The wall 15 extends downward substantially perpendicular from the face 14. Bottom surface 17 extends outwardly substantially perpendicular from wall 15 and wall 16 extends upwardly substantially perpendicular from bottom surface 17 The face 14 of shingle 10 has at its upper edge and extending upwardly substantially perpendicular therefrom a lip 20. Lip 20 comprises three lip sections 21, 22 and 23. Lip section 21 extends from the edge of face 14 and wall 15 a substantial distance inward toward the opposite 3,858,265 Patented Oct. 16, 1962 edge of channel 12. Lip section 22 extends the remaining straight edge distance of the top edge of face 14.

The face 14 has a cut away portion 24 on a diagonal to lip section 22. The edge of the cut away portion 24 has a lip section 23- extending upwardly therefrom. The length of lip section 23 extends'the entire distance of cut away portion 23.

Between the lip sections 21 and 22 is a slot 25. The purpose of slot 25 will be explained hereafter in the specification.

The face 14 has thereon at least two bosses 30. The bosses may be integral with the shingle, or may be attached to the shingle byfany suitable means.

The height of the bosses 30 is of a height less than the height of lip 20. The purpose of this will hereafter be explained.

A substantial number of the shingle members 10 may have a plurality of snow guards or stops 32 thereon (as shown in FIGURE 2 and FIGURE 2A). The snow guards 32 are shown to be of tetrahedral configuration. On the roof assembly 1, a substantial number of the rows of shingles 10 having snow guards 32 thereon would be installed at the lower portion of the roof 2. The purpose of the snow guards 32 is to prevent a large acccumulation of snow on the root from sliding oif, thereby preventing possible accidents that might occur from large accumulations. The surfaces 33 are substantially parallel to the top edge of face 14 and are substantially perpendicular to the face 14. The surface 33 of guards 32 is of concave shape. The concave shape of surface 33 provides more surface area for the snow to accumulate against, thereby providing a more positive stopping action against the weight of the accumulated snow. The snow guards 32 may be integral with or attached to the face 14.

The shingle 10 has a lip 36 at the bottom end thereof, extending downward from the face 14. The lip 36 extends lengthwise across the bottom end of shingle 10.

The side of shingle 10 opposite channel 12 has a lip 38 extending downward from the face 14. The lip 38 extends lengthwise from and adjacent to the terminus of lip section 23 to the bottom edge of face 14. The lip 38 has the same degree of tapering in size toward the top of the shingle as has channel 12. Both lip 36 and lip 38 are substantially perpendicular to face 14. Also, the lips 36 and 38 as well as wall 15 are of similar depth.

The shingle 10 has openings 39 extending through the bosses 30 and the face 14 for the purpose of attaching the shingles to the roof by any suitable roofing nails.

FIGURE 7 shows an additional securing means for the shingle. A clip 40 is clipped over a portion of wall 16. The clip 40 has a surface 42 which is flush with the roof surface 2. An opening 44 is provided in clip surface 42 for nailing said clip to roof 2.

Assembly In attaching the roof shingle assembly 1 to the roof 2, one shingle 10 is placed in position and nailed to the roof at openings 39. A clip 40 is inserted in position on the channel wall 16 and the clip is then nailed to roof 2. Another shingle 10 is positioned beside the shingle in place, with the lip 38 overlapping wall 16 and extending into channel 12.

The wall 16 is of a height less than the wall 15 and the lips 36 and 38, thereby allowing the overlapping of Wall 38 into the channel 12, while having the faces 14 remain flush with respect to each other. Then another shingle 10 is placed in a side to side relationship and the nailing process is repeated. After one row of shingles is nailed down, another shingle is placed above the first shingle 10 to be nailed down and positioned so as to have the channel 12 fit into the slot 25. The shingle is then pushed upward until the lip 36 abuts the bosses 30. This shingle is 3 then nailed down as the previous shingles were. At this point in the assembly another shingle is placed beside the shingle just nailed down in the relationship of having the lip 38 overlap the wall 16. The steps of the procshape having a channel 120, lips 36c and 33c, and nail openings 391:. This modification of the shingle does not have a tapering channel 120 and lip 380 as the other forms of the shingle have.

The use of the channels 12 in the shingles provides a channel for the drainage of water and also allows for lateral expansion of the shingles.

The use of the lip 20 is to prevent water or moisture from entering under the shingles. The height of the bosses 30 being of a height less than the-lip 20, allows the lip 20 to contact the undersurface of the face 14 to provide a seal for the prevention of water entering behind the shingles.

While the invention has been described in connection with ,diiierent embodiments thereof, it will be understood that it is capable of further modification, and this application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains, and as may be applied to the essential features hereinbefore set forth and as fall within the scope of the invention or the limits of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A metallic roofing shingle comprising a face mem ber having five straight line edges including two top edges, two side edges and a bottom edge and an integral channel member, said face member having nailing openings therein, bosses on said face member, bosses about said nailing openings for furnishing positioning means for overlying shingles, said face member having a first top edge, said first top edge having a substantial portion of its edge parallel to the bottom edge of said face member, .a second top edge extending downwardly and outwardly with respect to the substantial portion of said first top edge, said face member having a first lip connected to said bottom edge and extending perpendicularly downwardly therefrom, said first lip having a length substantially equal to the length of said bottom edge, a second lip connected to said face member along the side edge thereof adjacent to said second top edge and extending perpendicularly downward from said face member, said second lip being tapered from a portion adjacent the bottom edge of said face member having a first depth to a portion adjacent the top edge of said face member having a depth less than said first depth, upward extending first and second lip sections connected to said first top edge and extending perpendicularly upward therefrom, said first and second lip sections having a slot formed therebetween, a third upward extending lip section connected to said second top edge and extending perpendicularly upward therefrom, said first, second and third lip sections being equal in height, said bosses extending below the lowermost end of said third lip section, said integral channel member connected to the side edge of said face member opposite said sideedge having said second lip extending therefrom, said channel member extending continuously from the plane of said first top edge downward for a substantial distance of said side edge, said channel member opening upwardly and tapered in depth from a narrow depth in the portion adjacent said first top edge to a deeper portion at the opposite end thereof, said taper being substantially equal to the taper of said second lip, said integral channel member having its outermost wall of less height than the height of the innermost wall connected to said face member, the height of said upward extending first and second and third lip sections being less than the height of said first lip extending downward from said bottom edge, whereby a plurality of said roofing shingles may form an overlapping and interconnecting assembly .of shingles for roofing and whereby in assembled form said first lip of an overlying shingle will extend downwardly and contact and be supported by the two adjacent underlying shingles and said second and third lip sections and said first lip section extending upwardly from said lower shingles will contact and furnish support for said top shingle, said second and third upwardly extending lip sections and said first lip section and said first lip interacting to provide structural support between overlying and underlying shingles and said first, second and third lip sections of said underlying shingles being spaced by a said bosses a substantial distance from said first lip of said overlying shingle to prevent moisture retention, capillary drainage of water to the rear surfaces of said shingles and corrosion of said shingles.

2. A metallic roofing shingle as in claim 1 and wherein said face member has thereon a plurality of tetrahedral shaped snow guards, said snow guards having one side substantially parallel to the top edge of said face member and substantially perpendicular to said face member, said side of said snow guards having a concave shape surface thereon, whereby said concave surfaces of said snow guards provide a positive stopping action against the weight of snow accumulated on the shingles.

3. A metallic roofing shingle as defined by claim 1 wherein said channel member extends continuously from the plane of said first top edge downwardly and terminates a substantial distance from the plane of said bottom edge, said channel member being of a length sufficient to overlap the upper portion of the overlying shingles when said channel member is positioned in said slot, so that the first lip of each of said overlying shingles is in contact with the face of the two adjacent underlying shingles.

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